Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-10-13
MEETING OF THE CITIZENS OF
: LEWISTON,

iston held in Grostein and Binnards hall
pursuant to printed call on Monday
evening at seven o'clock. The following
proceedings were had.
A. Leland, Esq, called the meeting to
order, on motion, Dr. M. A. Kelly was
nominated and voted as chairman, who
came forward and stated the object of
the meeting and then suggested that a
secretary DO appointed, whorcupdd bn
motion e. O'Neil Esq, was nominated
and voted as secretary. 1t was then
moved that the chairman appoint COM
nittee Of three to draft resolutions and a
petition to DO circulated among the PEG.
pie of North Idaho. The motion carried
unanimously. Whereupon the chairman
appointed I. N. Maxwell, A. Quacken.
bush and l. G. Hattabaugh, as said
committee. Mr.. Maxwell, having sent
word that he was unavoidable detained
on business and could not be present, the
chairman then substituted Al, Shaw
a. a substitute on said committee. The
committee were instructed to report be-.
fore the close Of the meeting. They
then retired from the hall to deliberate
and make up their report. Mr.. p. II.
Winston was then called upon to make
= sreach, who responded that ho could
not make speech on account of sickness
in bis family, and had left home with the
promise to return as soon as possible, but
was ready to state that he endorsed the
holding of this meeting and the annex
alton Of North Idaho to Washington
Territory and would cooperate with any
move thought proper by the meeting,
TO further this annexation. He then
retired from the hail. Mr.. A. Leland
was then called upon, who responded in
o speech Of half an hour, setting forth
the immediate cause which had induced
the call for this meeting and the impor-
lance Of the people considering what
action should be taken by the people, to
resist and ward off the effect of the mis-
representations being made in South
Idaho against the people of North Idaho,
to the detriment Of the people Of North
Idaho. Rev. Mr.. Fairchilds was called
upon, who responded in short speech,
endorsing the efforts of the people Of the
North to acquire annexation to Wash.
ington Territory. II. Bundy, county
commissioner Of Nez Perez county was
then called for, and responded in short
speech, endorsing the efforts now being
taken to resist the opposition of South
Idaho to our going to Washington Ter
ritory. E. O'Neil Esq, was then called
for and responded in short speech, sug
costing what tho people in the North
ought to do in the premises, upon this
question Of going to Washington. s. J..
Langdon Esq, sheriff Of Nez Perez
county, was next called upon, who re-
sponded earnestly in faver Of annexation,
and gave his views az to WIN; we should
do to further the cause. DR.. Kelly,
the chairman, on his own motion called
for viva uoce expression of opinion of
the audience, endorsing the annexation
Of North Idaho to Washington, and
making continued efforts in an honorable
manner to accomplish this good to our
people. The vote was unanimous in
favor, and when the negative was called
for not voice in the meeting was heard
to say nay. The committee on resolu-
tions then returned to the hall, and
through Mr.. Quacksnbush read their
report, which is a. follows:
Mr.. Chairman, your committee ap-
pointed to draft resolutions beg leave to
submit the following preamble and resol.
ution and urge their adoption.
We the people Of the county of Neg
Perez |. T., in mass meeting assembled
for the purpose of considering the ques.
ton Of the annexation of the four N ORTIZ
srn counties of Idaho to Washington
Territory, respectfully reiterate our
loyalty to the cause OF annexation and to
. man pledge our efforts to secure the
passage of a bill through the congress to
that effect at its next session. That
WHEREAS. 1t is now and has been
for the last twenty two years, the chief
desire and object Of our people to be.
come more closely allied with the people
Of our sister territory, Washington, with
whom all our social, political and com
mercial interests are one in common, and
WHEREAS. 1t has been the ex-
pressed desire of the people Of Idaho in
political conventions Of both parties, in
memorials passed in our legislature in
petitions signed by our citizens, and in
I'LL passed 10 our national congress to
egregate our territory and thus relieve
he people Of both sections of the terri.
DRY from the unatural and difficult pol
lical and business utilization occasioned
y our diversified interests, which are